Culture

The Austronesian languages form one of the world's largest language families, spoken by approximately 328 million people across a vast area from Maritime Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean to Madagascar and Taiwan. With over 1,250 languages, it ranks as the fifth-largest family by number of speakers and the second-la...

Modern efforts are underway to revive ancient Roman polytheism, often referred to as religio romana or "the Roman way to the gods," seeking to re-establish traditional cults. Historically, pockets of paganism persisted long after the Roman Empire's official Christianization. The isolated Maniots in Greece, for instance, were a...

Heritage Open Days (HODs): England's Celebration of History and Culture

Heritage Open Days (HODs) is England's largest annual festival of history and culture, offering free access to thousands of heritage sites, tours, and community events across the country. Established in 1994 as England's con...

The Indigenous people of Oceania encompass Aboriginal Australians, Papuans, and Austronesians (Melanesians, Micronesians, and Polynesians), who maintain deep historical continuity with their pre-colonial societies across their territories. While many form the majority population, this term differs from "Pacific Islanders," which typica...

An ethnic religion is a belief system profoundly linked to a particular ethnicity and often passed down through heredity, distinguishing it from universal religions like Christianity or Islam. Alternative terms include "folk religion" and "Paganism," though the European Congress of Ethnic Religions deliberately chose "...

Sephardic law and customs define the traditions of Jews descended from the Iberian Peninsula, particularly those expelled from Spain in 1492. The term is broadly applied to include Mizrahi Jews as well, due to their similar religious practices, largely shaped by Spanish exiles who standardized their rite across the Mid...

Age of Mythology, released in 2002 by Ensemble Studios, is a real-time strategy game that creatively blends the established gameplay of the Age of Empires series with the rich mythologies of the Greeks, Egyptians, and Norse. Instead of historical events, players choose major gods like...

Ritual warfare, or endemic warfare, describes a recurring state of conflict in some tribal societies, primarily focused on displaying courage and masculinity while typically resulting in relatively few wounds or deaths, often functioning as a method of conflict resolution. Numerous cultures globally, including Native Americans, the Maa...

Traditional African religions are highly diverse, primarily oral traditions that emphasize animism, the veneration of ancestors, and the worship of various spirits, gods, and sometimes a supreme being, aiming for harmony between humanity, nature, and the supernatural. With over 100 million adhe...